Jordan De Goey’s saga has been turned upside down by suggestions that the Collingwood star has gone cold in private at the club.
Jordan De Goey’s saga seems to have taken another dramatic turn with suggestions that the Collingwood star is angry with his own puppy.
De Goey’s future has been clouded further this week after his video scandal at the Bali nightclub saw him issue a $ 25,000 suspension for the football club.
The club has granted De Goey a personal leave of absence because he faces the consequences of his half-year trip abroad.
De Goey and the club issued a video message on Friday apologizing for their actions.
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This video followed his original comments in a club statement where he said, “The actions shown in the video are disrespectful and I accept that I have betrayed the trust the club showed in me.”
That statement was a dramatic change from his first statement posted on Instagram where he attacked the media for “the relentless persecution and persecution of athletes.”
It has now been suggested that De Goey is unhappy with the club, with SEN radio reporting that he was “forced” to make the apology message.
Football journalist Sam Edmund said Saturday that he agreed with speculation by AFL 360 host Gerard Whateley that De Goey is “so angry with Collingwood that he has no interest in entering the doors right now “.
De Goey will miss the Magpies ’15th round clash with GWS at the MCG on Sunday, but is expected to return to the club next week.
It is an important change in history. It comes after Collingwood coach Craig McRae said this week that he had not been able to contact De Goey when he was making phone calls to him in recent days. He said he spoke with De Goey once before the 26-year-old was granted indefinite leave.
“They call it sick leave, but it could easily be described as sick leave,” Edmund said.
“It is not uncommon given his statement on ‘this persecution, the relentless persecution of the media must stop.’ And then you do a 180 and then turn around and say you take full responsibility for your actions in a video that makes you make the Collingwood football club.
“This is a huge face that the player has had to swallow in a short period of time. Hence the delay in bringing all this to light. I think you could say that Jordan De Goey is not happy with Collingwood.
He said De Goey’s anger is over the club’s “suits” and not the football department.
When asked if De Goey will be at the club next year, Edmund said: “Unless your anger heals or subsides in Collingwood.
“And there’s a school of thought that maybe Collingwood is happy to let go of, since there’s compensation from the fee agency that would go back to the other side.”
Veteran journalist Caroline Wilson and reporter Sam McClure also said this week that they believe De Goey will leave the club at the end of the season.
Collingwood CEO Mark Anderson this week, the club has closed contract negotiations with De Goey until the end of the year.
Reports say the club withdrew a four-year contract extension worth up to $ 3.2 million.
He has caused the AFL’s free recruitment and agency market to be taken over by St Kilda coach Brett Ratten at the helm with a public admission that the club has an interest in pursuing De Goey.
North Melbourne, Geelong and Port Adelaide have also said publicly that they would consider recruiting De Goey. Essendon is also reported to be in a position to make a play.
Meanwhile, in the video posted by De Goey on Friday night he also apologized for appearing to be hiding behind his diagnosis of ADHD as a reason for his behavior.
“Obviously, you’ve seen with the ADHD stuff that came out, in the first place I just wanted to say it’s not an excuse for my behavior,” he said.
“I just wanted to let people know that I was dealing with a few things on the side during the first half of this year and also now. It’s something I’m learning a lot.
“I’m not a perfect person, I don’t think I’ll ever be. But I hope to be able to make some changes so that these mistakes don’t happen again. And that’s why I would like to apologize once again. “